VL RingCrown7

 In 2016 the Radiohus Pendant made a comeback under the name of VL45 Radiohus Pendant. It was originally designed in the 1940s by Danish architect Vilhelm Lauritzen in partnership with Louis Poulsen for the construction of the Radiohuset building (the Danish broadcasting house) in Copenhagen. The pendant features the original design, with a brass suspension as well as a shade of three layers of mouth-blown glass. The innermost and outermost layers are made of transparent polished glass, while white glass is used for the intermediate layer. In 2019, the two existing sizes were complemented with a smaller size, to open up the possibilities for an even wider variety of usage and arrangements.

Finish　　　　　　　 Glossy, mouthblown white opal glass.

　　　　　　　　　 Satin polished brass, untreated.

Materials　　　　　　Shades: Mouth-blown, 3-layered,

　　　　　　　　　 polished opal glass.

　　　　　　　　　 Suspension: Untreated brass,

　　　　　　　　　 will patinate

Sizes and weights　　　893 x 233 x 893 Max 10,8 kg 

Light source　　　　　3X40W E27,  5X40W E27

 Vilhelm Lauritzen

  Vilhelm Lauritzen (1894–1984) is one of the most significant architects in the history of Denmark; he was the trail-blazing figurehead of Danish functionalism. A number of his buildings – Nørrebro Theatre (1931–32), Daells Varehus department store (1928–35), Radiohuset (1936-41) and the first airport built in Kastrup (1937–39) – represented the concentrated essence of contemporary life. Other significant buildings to stem from Lauritzen’s drawing board include Folkets Hus (1953–56) better known today as the Vega concert venue, the Shellhuset (1950–51) building and the Danish embassy in Washington (1958–60). In particular the Radiohuset building and the earliest version of Kastrup Airport – both listed today – are considered peerless monuments to modernism in the European genre of construction.